Programme overview
| Site | Mission and duration | No of clinical ethicists | Credentials and background | Areas of expertise | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTE, full-time equivalent. | |||||
| 1 | We strive to maintain the highest standard of professional ethics and competence in an interdisciplinary team based approach | 1 part-time (volunteer) | MD MSc FRCPC Medicine | Geriatrics, long term care, end of life, Jewish medical ethics | Independent and small group consultation models |
| 8 years | |||||
| 2 | No mission statement 6 years | 1 full-time | MA SJD Law | Psychiatric and addiction ethics, research ethics, conflict of interest in research, ethics consultation, neuroethics | Independent consultation model |
| 3 | Is committed to working with our colleagues in other departments to provide excellence in the compassionate care of children and their families …12 years | 1 full-time; 1 part-time (0.8 FTE) who is also director of the service | BA MA PhD BA LLB LLM PhD Philosophy and law | Children and youth, end of life, ethics committees, complementary and alternative medicine, research ethics, interface between law and ethics, accountability | Independent consultation model |
| 4 | To continuously improve ethical dimensions of patient care at MSH through consultation, education, and research 6 years | 1 full-time | BA BSW MSW PhD Social work | Conflict resolution, end of life, culture | Independent consultation model |
| 5 | To enable members of the healthcare community to identify and resolve ethical issues which arise in the clinical setting 21 years | 2 full-time (one of whom is director of service), 1 full-time contract; 1 part-time (0.6 FTE) | BA MA LTh PhD ThD BTh MTh MPhil LTh PhD ThD BScN MN PhD BScN MDiv DMin (c)Theology, philosophy, and nursing | Consent and capacity, end of life, palliative care,long term care, trauma, organisational ethics, cultural/religious diversity, mental health, conflict resolution,geriatric care | Independent consultation model |
| 6 | No mission statement 15 years | 2 part-time (one of whom is director of service), 1 part-time contract (0.2 FTEs each) | MD PhD CCFP FCPC BSc MD MHSc FRCP(c)PhD Medicine and philosophy | End of life, medical error, resource allocation, medical education | Independent consultation model |
| 7 | To lead a world class bioethics programme and to pursue an international profile in rehabilitation and continuing care ethics 5 years | 1 full-time; 1 senior clinical ethics fellow | BA MA PhD BN MA Philosophy and nursing | Capacity and consent, rehabilitation and continuing care, mental health | Independent consultation model |
| 8 | To continuously improve management of ethical dimensions of patient care faced by healthcare professionals, patients, and family members 5 years (position vacant for 1 year) | 1 full-time | MHSc MSW RSW Social work | Transplantation, end of life, cultural issues, patient safety, truth telling | Independent consultation model |
| 9 | No mission statement 1 year | 1 full-time | RN BA MHSc Nursing | End of life, resource allocation, priority setting, doctor–patient relationships | Independent consultation model |